When it comes to copy and pasting🖨 in the creative world, we often see it as a cultural taboo, almost akin to selling our soul to the devil and practicing witchcraft🧙🏻♀️. If you're someone who often does this to create their own works, it's no surprise that you'll be on the hall of shame list with others chanting "An Amateur, Un-critical, and Opportunists".🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♂️
But let's take a step back and look at our history textbooks📚. Humans have been able to survive and thrive due to the collective memories and knowledge we share.💬 This knowledge is based on mimicry, so it can be passed on through generations without being lost.🌱
Take for example, why can we enjoy and learn about songs from the past🎵🎶 without much effort? Why are old songs such a great connector for different👴🏻👵🏻👦🏻👨👩👦 generations? We believe the copy and paste culture has enabled this. The freedom to produce covers of songs has allowed them to reach the masses and encouraged them to learn more about their history.📻🎙
However, it's a different story when it comes to other creative practices. Perhaps this is why music is more appreciated as an art form than others.
In this episode, we'll be discussing the copy and paste culture. Is it all bad or are there benefits? Are we biased or is there a silver lining?